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Tim

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Variant of Timothy one who honors God.
Teutonic
Battle maiden

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tim

Pronunciation

tim

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #60, 6,935 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3181, 37 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #3713, 16 births); most recent 1976 (rank #9274, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202537–
202454–
202337–
202232–
202142–
202032–
201957–
201857–
201753–
201668–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #588, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20257
202413
20239
20226
202111
20206
201910
201813
201710
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #188, 409 births); most recent 2023 (rank #258, 215 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023215
2022215
2021241
2020247
2019288
2018293
2017328
2016325
2015369
2014374

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #310, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20246
20236
20226
20216
20205
20194
20188
20175
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #309, 6 births); most recent 2009 (rank #626, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #392, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #229, 8 births); most recent 2009 (rank #594, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence